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- 29 Sept 2025
MTN Group Backs Nigeria’s Push for African Language AI Research
MTN Group has taken up a call to action from Nigeria to support the collection of datasets of African languages. These are required to develop the continent’s own large language models (LLM) to power…
- 7 Aug 2025
NCC Calls for Unified Action to Protect Nigeria’s Telecom Infrastructure at CNII Conference
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called for unified action among all stakeholders to protect Nigeria’s telecom infrastructure, underscoring the urgent need to safeguard the nation’s…
- 19 Sept 2021
More Groups Join Arewa Youth’s Call for CBN Governor’s Resignation
Seven different groups have added their voices to that of the Arewa Youth Assembly, calling for the resignation of Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), over his alleged…
- 21 Nov 2025
Nigeria’s E-Waste Crisis Demands Unified National Action – NESREA
Nigeria's spiraling electronic waste problem has reached a critical juncture, demanding immediate, unified national action from all stakeholders, from top regulators to individual digital citizens.…
- 3 Jul 2026
World Bank Okays New $1.25Bn Loan for Nigeria
The World Bank has approved a fresh $1.25 billion loan for Nigeria under its Nigeria Actions for Investment and Jobs Acceleration (NAIJA) programme. The approval was announced this week as the World…
- 12 Apr 2024
Climate Action Africa Calls for Broader Stakeholder Collaboration to Address Nigeria's Climate Crisis
Climate Action Africa (CAA), a leading advocate for climate resilience and sustainable development in Nigeria, has called for a more impactful and inclusive approach to tackling the country's…
- 21 Mar 2016
SERAP to Sue CBN, Emefiele over Secret Employment
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), a civil society organization, has asked Mr Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to withdraw hundreds of letters of…
- 17 Aug 2020
Groups Slam NBC over N5m Fine on Nigeria Info 99.3FM
The International Press Centre (IPC) and the Media Rights Agenda (MRA), at the weekend, condemned the National Broadcasting Commission’s (NBC) imposition of a N5 million fine on the Nigeria Info…
- 28 Jan 2022
Data Privacy Day: Celebrating Citizen’s Right to Privacy And Protection in Nigeria
By Mubarak Umar 2022 marks the third year in which Nigeria will be joining the international community to celebrate the World Data Privacy Day – an international event that occurs on January 28 th of…
- 12 Nov 2018
Group Raises Alarm, Asks CBN to Implement Sanction on MTN, Banks
SAY NO Campaign Nigeria, group of non-governmental orgsnisations, said there are attempts by private sectors and highly connected Nigerians to frustrate the sanctions the Central Bank of Nigeria…
- 14 Apr 2026
CISA Asks NDPC, Police to Act on Alleged Data Breach by NIPSS
Citizens Initiative for Safety Awareness (CISA), advocacy group focused on security, data protection, and counter-terrorism, has urged the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) to provide an…
- 31 Oct 2022
FG Directs NITDA, NCC to Establish National Cybersecurity Research Centre
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has directed National Information Technology Development Agency and Nigerian Communications Commission to come up with…
- 2 Aug 2024
#EndBadGovernance Protests: Coalition Condemns Internet Disruptions in Nigeria
A coalition made up of 36 different civil society organizations and interest groups have petitioned federal government of Nigeria through its Ministries, Departments & Agencies (MDA's) chastising…
- 25 Jan 2026
Nigeria Treats Religious Violence as Attack on State – NSA Ribadu
National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu has said the federal government considers religious violence an attack on the Nigerian state, stressing that the protection of all citizens, regardless of faith,…
- 2 May 2012
Ekeh, Zinox Boss Calls for Action Plan on Youth Empowerment
Mr. Leo-Stan Ekeh, chairman, Zinox Group, has called for an action plan on ICT youth empowerment and knowledge economy for Imo State to stem youth unemployment. Speaking at the just concluded Imo…
- 14 Sept 2019
CSOs Asks FG Not Hike VAT, Says It Will Increase Poverty
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have warned federal government not to go ahead with the proposed increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT), saying that such action would exacerbate poverty and…
- 24 Apr 2024
When Will Enough be Enough for MTN Nigeria? -- By Olayiwola Luqman, FCA
The history of MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN Nigeria) is replete with controversies and litigation unlike other players in the telecom sector. Some might argue MTN’s size naturally attracts its…
- 1 Mar 2021
UK Envoy Hosts High-Level Dialogue on Nature-Based Solutions in Nigeria
Over 100 participants from Nigeria including from Federal and State Governments, Civil Society Groups, Non-Governmental Organisations and International development partners, took part in a virtual…
- 27 Feb 2022
MTN Celebrates Brand Refresh with Grand Industry Event
MTN Nigeria officially celebrated the Group-wide brand refresh with a press briefing on February 27, 2022, at the Eko Hotels & Suites Grand Ballroom, Lagos. L-R: TV Presenter, VJ Adams; Popular…
- 8 Jun 2019
Paradigm Initiative condemns NBC’s violation of Press Freedom in Nigeria
Paradigm Initiative has vehemently condemned the action of the National Broadcasting Commission in stifling free expression and the freedom of the press by revoking the license of broadcasting…
- 6 Aug 2021
EIE, PIN, MRA Sue FG, Telcos Over Twitter Suspension
A Coalition of civil right group, comprising of Enough is Enough (EIE) Paradigm Initiative, (PIN) and Citizens Gavel have filed a suit for fundamental rights against the Attorney General of the…
- 27 Nov 2020
The PTF Collaboration Model Mitigating COVID-19 in Nigeria
By Chido Nwakanma There is a long list of organizations and individuals that have been “supporting Nigeria’s emergency response to COVID-19”. Their assistance speaks to the various collaborations and…
- 4 Feb 2015
Plot to Stop Feb 14 Elections Thickens as Parties, Candidates Seek Suspension
With 16 out of the 28 registered political parties and five presidential candidates joining the campaign for the postponement of the general elections, whose first stanza holds on February 14, the…
- 31 Jan 2025
HURIWA Condemns Benue Government over Closure of Joy FM
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has strongly condemned the forceful invasion and closure of Joy FM 96.5, Otukpo, by the Benue State Government, calling it a brazen assault on…
- 29 Apr 2020
UBA Delivers Impressive RoI, as Shareholders Applaud Bank’s Support in Fight against COVID-19
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), leading African financial institution, held its Annual General Meeting virtually by proxy yesterday– a first in UBA’s seventy-one year history. The meeting, which…
- 14 Sept 2021
Civil Right Groups Decry FG’s Continuous Ban on Twitter
Coalitions of human right groups have decried the continuous ban on Twitter, a Microblogging firm by the federal government. Nigeria CommunicationsWeek reports that Nigeria’s Twitter ban entered 100…
- 2 Apr 2025
World Bank Approves $1.08Bn Loan for Nigeria
The World Bank announced on Wednesday that it had approved a total of $1.08 billion in concessional financing for Nigeria to enhance education quality, build household and community resilience, and…
- 24 Oct 2019
BRG Urges Multinationals to Emulate MTN in Board Composition
Business Renaissance Group (BRG), a non-aligned, not for profit and non-government organisation, has underscored the need for adherence to the teneths of brotherhood and corporate inclusion. …
- 7 Jul 2026
Senate Rejects Nationalisation of MTN, DStv Over Xenophobic Attacks on Nigerians in South Africa
Senate on Tuesday rejected calls for the nationalisation of South African-owned companies operating in Nigeria, including MTN and DStv, as a retaliatory measure against renewed xenophobic attacks on…
- 27 Apr 2022
Senate Outlaws Payment of Ransom to Kidnappers
The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to make it criminal to pay ransom to kidnappers in Nigeria, saying this move is to “discourage the rising spate of kidnapping and abduction for ransom,” which it…